By the Time I Get to Phoenix
1967 single by Glen Campbell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the single. For other uses, see By the Time I Get to Phoenix (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with By the Time I Get to Arizona.
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is a song written by Jimmy Webb. Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965, it was reinterpreted by American country music singer Glen Campbell on his album of the same name. Released on Capitol Records in 1967, Campbell's version topped RPM's Canada Country Tracks, reached number two on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, and won two awards at the 10th Annual Grammys.[2] Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) named it the third most performed song from 1940 to 1990.[3] The song was ranked number 20 on BMI's Top 100 Songs of the Century.[4] Frank Sinatra called it "the greatest torch song ever written."[5] It was No. 450 on Rolling Stone magazine's Top 500 Songs of All Time.[6]
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"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" | ||||
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Single by Glen Campbell | ||||
from the album By the Time I Get to Phoenix | ||||
B-side | "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" | |||
Released | October 23, 1967 | |||
Recorded | August 29, 1967 | |||
Studio | Capitol, Hollywood | |||
Genre | Country pop[1] | |||
Length | 2:42 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Webb | |||
Producer(s) | Al De Lory | |||
Glen Campbell singles chronology | ||||
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Official Audio | ||||
"By The Time I Get To Phoenix" (Remastered 2001) on YouTube | ||||
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